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Blue Tit looking cute as they often do, Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Canon R5 MkII RF200-800mm
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Snoozing and fluffed up, it somehow appeals to me.
Prospect Park, Reading, UK Canon R5 MkII RF200-800mm
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Jay, Reading, UK squawking about I know nt what (I don't think jays have a "song")
Canon R5 MkII RF800mm
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Or maybe two as, though its not as sharp, I like the whole "Looking down on the mudwalker" vibe. Usual locations and camera :)
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The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas.
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Bald eagle perched in an eucalyptus tree.
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Prospect Park, Reading UK
These were all of the same bird over a period of about four minutes, hopping and flapping around like a mad thing.
All undercover on not the brightest of days, resulting in 1/800s at ISO12800, so these thumbnails are really about as good as the "full" (heavily cropped) photos.
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A Plumed Egret getting dive bombed by a Pied Stilt - Kedron Brook Wetlands, Brisbane, Australia - Jan 2025
(lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Image description: A plumed egret, with its feathers fluffed up is being swooped by a pied stilt. The stilt is airborne, and its head is hidden behind the body of the egret. The setting is a grassy wetland, with a body of water between the photographer and the birds
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Flock of five calmly crossing Back Bay drive in front of the Newport Dunes.
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These cute little ones made a nest on my porch this year. Due to the location and having a nest with a side entrance , I didn't get to witness any of them grow up and fledge, but I was happy to host them anyway. I always get a kick out of their (and the nuthatches) gravity defying maneuvers.
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Redwing in Prospect Park, Reading, UK
Canon R5 Mk II, RF200-800mm
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As I was riding my bike through some local areas (Durham Region, Ontario), it was snowy/rainy and pretty miserable, but the birds of prey were all out!
First, I came across a Red-Tailed Hawk just chilling on a fence.
So chill that I was able to ride right by them without even getting a flinch.
Then as I'm heading home through a bike path that cuts through a small local forest, I see a Barred Owl (OP photo). This is the first time seeing an owl up close in the wild, despite knowing they are in the area. The only other time I've seen an Owl in the wild was on a very dark trail at night, and they flew into my line of sight just fast enough for me to catch a glimpse (later confirmed to be an owl from my bike's camera).
As I'm taking photos of this guy, I switch to video mode. He's relaxed, then starts darting his head around, looking up... then I see a Cooper's Hawk fly over head, land in a tree next to this one, and starts calling like crazy! He flew off shortly after, and I caught this (the owl is in the tree on the right):
I generally seek out birds of prey, but am rarely lucky enough to spot one in the course of a day. Seeing three different species in a matter of hours is super rare for me!
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Southeast Pennsylvania
This is my favorite of the female cardinals I get to my yard. She's been coming around a few years now, and I always grind the contrast of her beak and flight and tail feathers very beautiful. I don't ever recall seeing so much red on a female, so she always stands out to me.
I think the photos came out nice for someone that doesn't know what they're doing and just slides the photo settings until it looks good to me.
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Starling like to gather in flocks and feed in our park in Winter - this is just the front of the flock!
They were at times mixing with migrant Redwings, but those photos suffered even more in the poor light!
Reading, UK
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Tricolored heron
Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
Olympus E-M1 II, Panasonic 100-300 II
300mm, f/7.1 1/400s, ISO 1250
#bird #BirdPhotography #birds #darktable #photo #photography #tricolorheron #UrbanWildlife @birding
https://zaktakespictures.com/tricolored-heron/
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Warming up in early sunlight waiting for some air movement.
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Been hanging around since mid-November. Shot on phone through binoculars.
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Edited to correct bird ID from house finch to chestnut backed chickadee
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Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Archerfield Wetlands, Queensland, Australia - June 2024
Image description: A small olive-green and grey finch with a red stripe across its brow sits on a branch of a small, scrubby and leafless plant, surrounded by branches and seedpods. Two other finches are partially visible, obscured by the branches
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Red Kite under the mistletoe, Prospect Park, Reading Canon R5 Mk II + RF200-800mm, F9, 1/1250s, ISO640
The ungainly pose comes from it losing balance for a moment (I suspect it woke from a doze!)
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